unmann

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *unmann (“non-human, monster”), equivalent to un- (“non-; bad”) +‎ mann (“person”). Cognate with Middle Low German unman (“monster, fiend”), Middle High German unman (“evildoer”), and Old Norse úmannan (“wretch, laughing-stock”). Compare also Old High German unmennisko (“a non-human”) → German Unmensch (“brute”), which is formed similarly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈunˌmɑnn/, [ˈunˌmɑn] === Noun === unmann m a non-human brute, thug c. 992, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday: On the Lord's Passion" ==== Declension ==== Strong consonant stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: unman